Meat-needle.



G; M. MAISEL.

MEAT NEEDLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15,

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

m M flw w MAW UNITED TJEE PATENT CONRAD M. MAISEL, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

MEAT-NEEDLE.

To all '11)]L077L'it m (13 concern Be it known that I, CONRAD M. ll'larsnn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat- Needles, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In producing my intention I have sought to provide a needle which shall require no latches or other means to hold the cord in place; one which shall fit any size of cord, ordinarily used; and one which, when in use, shall do the work of stringing hams and bacons and binding up roasts with greater ease and speed than is now possible by the present methods.

. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings. forming pa if this specification, in which like charac r; of reference indicate like parts, throughout the several views, of which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my needle. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of my needle taken on line .\B of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of the same taken on line C1) of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional View of the same taken on line EF of Fig. 1. Fig. (3 is an enlarged sectional view of the same taken on line G-H of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 10 is the body or shank of my needle; said shank being preferably cylindrical. At the outer end f the shank 10 is the point 11 of my needle, which is preferably diamond shaped and has its upper edge 12 and its lower edge 13 sharpened.

1-1 is an open eye which is provided directly behind the pointed portion 11. Connecting the front side of the eye ll with the to edne 12 of the )ointed )ortion 11 is an upwardly and forwardly curved edge 19.

vThe eve 1:1 is disposed substantially, longitu- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. M1, 191%.

Application filed June 15, 1911. Serial No. 633,232.

of the shank 10 is a cutting knife 18, by

means of which the cord which has been usetll may be quickly and conveniently severec.

lVhen it is desired to use my needle, the cord which is to be threaded is doubled and the loop thus formed is placed in the eye ll and the cord drawn taut. The needle is now forced into the meat and carries. the) cord with it. When the cord has been carried through to the desired distance the needle is withdrawn, leaving the cord in place and ready for tying, after which, it may he severed by the knife'lS. 7

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim' is:

1. As a new article of manufacture; a meat needle, comprising a shank, a diamond-shaped pointed front portion, an open forwardly hooked eye directly behind said front portion, said eye being disposed on a horizontal line with the center of the front portion, a. tapered cutting edge immediately behind the hook portion of said and a tang portion.

As a new article of manufacture, a

meat. needle, comprising a shank, a diamend-shaped pointed front portion, an open forwardly hooked eye directly behind said front. portion, said eye being disposed on a horizontal line with the center of the front portion, an upwardly and forwardly curved cutting edge immediately in front of said hooked eye and a tang portion.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CONRAD M. MAI SEL.

Witnesses HENRY STnAn'ramN,

J. WM. ELLIS. 

